I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.
Katherine MansfieldIn the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
Kahlil GibranSecrecy is the chastity of friendship.
Bishop Jeremy TaylorI have always laid it down as a maxim -and found it justified by experience -that a man and a woman make far better friendships than can exist between two of the same sex -but then with the condition that they never have made or are to make love to each other.
Lord ByronLouise this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship
Humphrey BogartFriendship's the wine of life: but friendship new... is neither strong nor pure.
Edward YoungYou don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.
Barbara BushReal friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.
EuripidesFriendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
Robert LyndIf a fox is unable to befriend a tiger, then the fox should create an illusion of close association with the tiger by carefully trailing behind the cat while boasting of the deep friendship they share. In this way, he creates an impression that his well being is of great concern to the tiger.
Chin-Ning ChuThe greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
Joseph AddisonFriendship and mutual co-operation must be the keywords for alternative ways of working once the Euro Ivory Tower has been demolished.
Steve BlakeFriendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
Baltasar GracianFriendship needs to be rooted in respect, but love can live upon itself alone
OuidaIt may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
Edgar Watson HoweIt is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts, and show, like jugglers, another thing in their mouths, to cut all friendships and enmities to the measure of their own interest, and to make a good countenance without the help of good will.
Kenneth TynanI would like to express to all Londoners, to all of the British people, the solidarity, the compassion and the friendship of France and the French people. [on London terrorist attacks, 7th July 2005]
Jacques ChiracAll love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.
Ella WilcoxIt is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.
Charles KingsleyIf we take matrimony at it's lowest, we regard it as a sort of friendship recognised by the police.
Robert Louis StevensonFriendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Kahlil GibranA friendship like love is warm; a love like friendship is steady.
Sir Thomas MoreOne friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.
Brooks AdamsI feel that I contributed well, but my strength and energy in that department is running out. I made, not friendships, never got anywhere like that, but you know I've formed slight bonds with people and they were lovely and gracious
Lesley BrainWe content ourselves that friendship is a reality, and not a fancy - that it is built upon a rock.
Douglas FairbanksTrue friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.
George WashingtonFriendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
Sir Thomas AquinasFriendship is inexplicable, it should not be explained if one doesn't want to kill it.
Max JacobFriendship is but a name. I love no one
Napoleon BonaparteEvery business is built on friendship.
J C PenneyI heard what Ashley Cole said about kicking me if he has to, but he will have to catch me first. When we step out on to the pitch on Sunday, all friendships will be forgotten.
Robert PiresFew things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy.
William HazlittThe little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
Edgar Watson HoweLove is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love.
Charles PeguyPerhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.
George EliotOne's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
Simone De BeauvoirOne measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.
Clifton FadimanBe slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.
SocratesFriendship is Love without his wings!
Lord ByronFriendship's an abstract of this noble flame,
'Tis love refin'd, and purged from all its dross,
'Tis next to angel's love, if not the same,
As strong in passion is, though not so gross.
Katherine PhilipsLove, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.
Anton ChekhovI'll keep it short and sweet - Family. Religion. Friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business.
Montgomery BurnsLove will enter cloaked in friendship's name.
OvidLove demands infinitely less than friendship.
George Jean NathanIf a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.
Samuel JohnsonRead as you taste fruit or savour wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.
George HerbertHow can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.
Albert CamusFriendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends.
Truman CapoteMadam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.
Sydney SmithA man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company. [In other words learn to enjoy your own company and it's the start of a life long friendship]
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